Care Home Cook

6 months ago

South Croydon, United Kingdom Christ The King Residential Care Homes Full time

**Position**: Cook.

**Reports to**: Home Manager.

**Benefits**:

- NEST** **Pension Scheme available
- Free Renewal Enhanced DBS after employment
- Free Training and Continuous Professional Development Scheme
- Annual Staff Achievement Award, Recognition Awards including a long service award
- Employee benefits platform providing discounts at over 150 retailers
- Blue Light Card
- Referral of a colleague's bonus programme

**Objectives of the job**:

- To plan and provide nutritious meals to all residents daily, ensuring food purchased is fresh and within budget.
- Ensure all health and safety and environmental health standards are achieved and maintained.
- Key responsibilities and accountabilities.

**Organisation**:

- Participate in staff meetings and in staff training where applicable.
- Report and record appropriately any information considered to be important to the Home Manager.
- Adhere to Christ the King Residential Care Homes’ policies and procedures.
- Any other duties that the post holder may reasonably be expected to perform.

**Functional**:

- Ensure that a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness is maintained throughout the kitchen, to meet the required standards of practice prescribed by the Environmental Health Agency.
- To conform to the Care Home’s Food Hygiene procedures.
- Ensure all equipment used is well maintained, and in good working order, and log any defects and report to the manager.
- To prepare, cook and present well-balanced meals and beverages of the highest quality incorporating, cultural and dietary needs as required by the residents of the home.
- Work closely with residents to plan menus that reflect choices and preferences.
- Purchase supplies by the planned menu, whilst monitoring and controlling the service from suppliers.
- Ensure all stock ordered is consistent with planned menus that reflect choice and preference.
- Work closely with the Home Manager, by maintaining the catering budget.
- Work closely with the Home Manager to ensure catering services are provided to the appropriate standards to residents.
- Maintain and check First Aid equipment within the Kitchen.
- Maintain accurate stock control.
- Carry out good food Management, temperature controls according to current Food Hygiene regulations.

**Managerial**:

- Direct and supervise all Kitchen staff and ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities regarding Food Hygiene and preparation, and Health and Safety requirements.

**Staffing**:Kitchen Assistants.

**Financial**:Be responsible for maintaining an annual catering budget within set parameters.

**Skills**:

- Ability to lead and manage a team of Kitchen staff.
- Ability to motivate a team of staff.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Provides service in line with Christ the King Residential care home’s standard of quality whilst remaining within budget.
- Committed to providing a high-quality service.
- Responsive to residents’ individual dietary and cultural needs.
- Capable of creating and working to a budget.
- Willing to attend such training sessions that are deemed necessary by line management.
- Team worker.
- Aptitude towards continuous learning and development.

**Knowledge and Qualifications**:

- Previous catering experience within a commercial or business setting.
- Understanding of and clear commercial or business setting.
- Food Hygiene Certified - Level 2 as a minimum. Willing to work towards Intermediate Food Hygiene.
- First Aid Certified.
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Food Preparation/Catering.
- Understanding and commitment to Equal Opportunities.
- Knowledge of cleaning procedures.

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